Strength is an important part to sport training and even as a child you should perform very basic strength training exercises. Download this document to see demonstrations and teaching points on some basic exercises.

Basic Strength Exercises

Stretching is a very important part of your training and is often missed or overlooked.  When you train hard you are using the same muscles in your body over and over again. It is there for important to stretch all the muscles in your body to maintain their length.  If you do not stretch properly then this will have an issue on the range of movement of joints.  For example in swimming the quadricep muscles and hip flexor muscles are dominant during leg kick, therefore hamstrings will become shorter unless you stretch them.  By stretching properly you can reduce injury.  Please look at this stretch sheet for information on all the stretches you should be doing.  Remember if your muscle is short then you need to hold the stretch for a minimum of 40 seconds as often as you can.  Contact us for further information.

Stretch sheet number 1

The foods you eat are important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, as a young athlete your diet is even more important. Your bodies are still growing and it is vital you eat the right foods to grow properly, as well as perform to your highest potential. Check out this information for help and tips on the foods to eat before you train. Pre training meals